An occasional blog of our activities for the LGBT History Project with the odd post on subjects connected to LGBT History generally. Contact us at lgbthistoryproject@hotmail.co.uk. You can download our 2016 magazine here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24371157/P2P-2016.pdf

Thursday, 15 November 2012

The gay Guinness ad that wasn't

In 1995, Guinness pretended that a gay themed ad didn't exist after the UK tabloid press got wind of it and reported it as 'wrong' and 'scandalous'. It was never shown.

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One of several old horses interested in having his nosebag in nice, local restaurants. Also part of a trio of amateur historians rummaging through the National Archives for traces of hidden LGBT history.